Schlegel, 54, of Bushkill Township applied for the program after authorities dropped more serious allegations that he tried to entice three girls into his vehicle that day in October 2009. The decision to withdraw those charges came after a prosecutor interviewed the girls and concluded Schlegel's behavior, while inappropriate, didn't rise to the level of luring.

Under ARD, Schlegel would have avoided a criminal record if he completed probation and paid cost and fines. District Attorney John Morganelli approved his application to the program, and defense attorney Mark Minotti had said it was appropriate for a case he claimed wasn't what it was portrayed to be.

"It's always up to the judge," Morganelli said Thursday. "Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, if we approve it, the judges approve it. Judge Giordano felt that he should enter a guilty plea on a charge."

Now the case will be placed back on the trial list, where it could be resolved through a guilty plea, Morganelli said.

Minotti didn't immediately return a phone call on Thursday.

Police said that on Oct. 20, 2009, Schlegel was checking mail collection boxes when he drove up to the girls on N. Main Street, beeping his horn at them and yelling. The girls — 12, 13, and 17 — were able to give police his license plate number.

Around the same time, Schlegel also approached two women, asking them if they had any "crack or dope," police said.

According to court records, Schlegel told officers he was "looking to have sex." Police said they smelled alcohol as he spoke.

A spokesman for the Postal Service has refused to say whether Schlegel has been suspended from his job.